The first thing to understand is that nothing is difficult. Nothing is good, and nothing is bad. The ‘thing’ itself is neutral. The difficulty comes from our automatic, learned, or habitual reaction. The proof of this is that what’s difficult for you...

I’ve been contemplating time, and trying out some meditations, which I feel are worth sharing. I’ve asked people in my classes before now ‘in which direction does time travel?’. It’s a kind of koan, as it challenges the mind, but of course the answer is that there is...

This phrase is trolled out every now and then. Mostly I’m wary of one-liners. I think they get used by people to sound cool and wise, but I often wonder whether the person uttering it understands what they mean fully. However, this one-liner is profound. I’ll explain...

Thank you Virgin Trains for transporting me across the country as I write this, and Apple for my wonderful Macbook Pro. Thank you Nick the fruit grower at the market for the amazing apple I’m munching, and for the rain and sun and apple cultivar breeders….shall I go...

Hi. I‘ve just walked back home from collecting an overnight bag from my daughter’s friend, where she did a sleepover. This is a few hours before the Wales England match, when my focus of concentration will be at its highest. However, on the walk back I dropped into a...